August 6, 2018
Families receive fresh fruits and veggies through Food Bank’s Produce Prescription program
By Ashley Stahmer, Communications Intern Even on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, families still come out to pick up their fresh produce at the Food Bank’s Produce Prescription Program distribution station in Newark. Launched in 2016, the program helps supply nutritious foods to Delawareans in need through a partnership with Giant Food’s Our Family Foundation. Other…
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Culinary School Spotlight: Matinya Love
By Ashley Stahmer, Communications Intern After Matinya Love heard her friend’s praises of The Culinary School, she knew had to apply for the program. Even though she has always liked cooking, she only started to consider it a possible career in the past year. Matinya planned to go to community college, but she wasn’t sure…
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August 3, 2018
Food Bank of Delaware receives $7,000 from the Darden Foundation
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today a $7,000 grant from The Darden Foundation to assist in their efforts of providing help to people facing hunger. The generous unrestricted grant will allow the Food Bank to allocate funds in areas the community needs the most, such as food for children and seniors. “One in eight…
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August 2, 2018
Food pantry provides assistance in state’s resort communities
Rehoboth Beach and the Cape region have become known as a wealthy resort – an area with a robust economy, million dollar homes, fine dining opportunities, and a vacation destination. All that’s true, but right in the center of vacation homes is a bustling food pantry, the Cape Henlopen Food Basket. This food pantry, one…
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August 1, 2018
Grab and Go summer meals in Sparrow Run
By Ashley Stahmer, Communications Intern At 10:55 a.m. on a Friday morning, children and some of their parents are already waiting for their Grab and Go meals in Sparrow Run. Rows of coolers are set up, full of bagged meals for the kids. Between 70 and 80 children in the Sparrow Run community receive free…
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July 31, 2018
Migrating to the Kitchen offers fresh lunch and learning at the Food Bank
It’s very unusual to see kids in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School kitchen, so Migrating to the Kitchen Day is a special one at the Milford Branch. Students enrolled in the federally funded Title 1-C National Migrant Education Program based at the Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club and the Seaford Boys &…
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July 30, 2018
Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation Partners with Feeding America® to Fight Child Hunger in Delaware
The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation presented the Food Bank of Delaware with a donation of $10,000 at last Monday’s Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day at the Delaware State Fair. In addition, 29,099 pounds of food were collected at the gate. With a donation of five Food Lion brand canned or boxed goods, fairgoers…
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July 25, 2018
Grab and Go meals in Cheltenham Village
By Ashley Stahmer, Communications Intern During the week, Cheltenham Village offers free meals for children through the Food Bank’s Grab and Go program. Children can pick up their meals in the main office between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The Grab and Go meals are assembled by volunteers at the Food Bank and given out…
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July 23, 2018
Culinary School Spotlight: Ronston Roberts
By Ashley Stahmer, Communications Intern When Ronston Roberts was eight years old, his great aunt bought him a small iron skillet and taught him how to make pancakes and scrambled eggs for himself. Since then, he’s loved cooking. Even though he has taken a few years off from the food service industry, Ronston was interested…
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July 19, 2018
Culinary School helps pave path to success for culinary alumnus
The Food Bank of Delaware is all about providing second chances. We do it through Delaware Food Works, our workforce development initiative, with programming in food service, warehousing and agriculture. Larry Saunders isn’t letting his past dictate his future. He graduated from The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware in 2015 after serving…
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